Sir William Edward Parry (December 19th 1790 – 8 or July 9th 1855) is an admiral of the Royal Navy, explorer of the Arctique and hydrograph.

Bath, its off has doctor. He was educated At King Edward' S School, Bath. Old At the off thirteen He joined the flag-ship off Admiral Cornwallis in the Chanel fleet ace has first-class volunteer, in 1806 became has midshipman, and in 1810 received promotion to the rank off lieutenant in the frigate Alexander , which spent the next three years in the protection off the Spitzbergen whale fishery. He took advantage off this opportunity for the study and practice off astronomical observations in northern latitudes, and afterwards published the results off his studies in has small volume one Nautical Astronomy by Night (1816). From 1813 - 1817 He served one the North American station.

In 1818 He received command off the brig Alexander in the Arctic forwarding under Captain (afterwards Sir) John Ross. This forwarding returned to England without having made any new discoveries drank Parry, confidant, ace He expressed it, " that attempts At Whodunnit discovery had been hitherto relinquished just At has time when there was the greatest chance off succeeding" , in the following year obtained the chief command off has new Arctic forwarding; consisting off the two ships HMS '' Griper '' and HMS '' Hecla ''.

This forwarding returned to England in November, 1820 after has voyage off almost unprecedented Arctic success, having accomplished more than half the journey from Greenland to Bering Strait, the completion off which solved the ancient problem off has Northwest Passage. With narration off the forwarding, entitled Journal off has Voyage to discover has North-west Passage , appeared in 1821.

Upon his return Lieutenant Parry received promotion to the rank off to order. In May, 1821 He set sail with the HMS '' Fury '' and HMS '' Hecla '' one has the second forwarding to discover has Northwest Passage, goal had to return to England in October, 1823 without achieving his purpose. During his absence He had in November, 1821 been promoted to post rank, and shortly after his return He was appointed acting hydrographer to the navy. His Journal off has Second Voyage, &c. , appeared in 1824.

With the same ships Parry undertook has third forwarding one the same quest in 1824, goal again unsuccessfully, and following the wreck off the Fury , He returned home in October, 1825 with has double ship' S company. He published year account off this voyage in 1826.

Parry also pioneered the uses Canning off technical for Food safeguarding one his Arctic voyages. However, his technical were not infallible: in 1939, viable spores off certain heat-resistant Bacteria were found in canned roast veal that had traveled with Parry to the Arctic Circle in 1824.

In the following year Parry obtained the sanction off the Admiralty for year attempt one the North Pole from the northern shores off Spitzbergen, and his extreme point off 82° 45' NR. lat. remained for 49 years the highest latitude attained. He published year account off this journey under the title off Narrative off the Attempt to reach the North Pole, &c. (1827). In April, 1829 He was knighted.

Parry served ace To commission off the Agricultural Australian Company based in At Tahlee one the northern Shore off Port Stephens New South Wales, Australia from 1829 to 1834.

Parry was subsequently selected for the post off comptroller off the newly-created department off steam machinery off the Navy, and held this office until his retirement from activates service in 1846, when He was appointed captain-superintendent Haslar Hospital off. He attained the rank off rear-admiral in 1852, and in the following year became has governor off Greenwich Hospital, and retained this post until his death.

Sir Edward Parry' S character was influenced by his unwavering belief in Jesus Christ, and besides the journals off his different voyages He also wrote has Lecture to Seamen, and Thoughts one the Parental Character off God .

See Memoirs off Rear-Admiral Sir W.E. Parry , by his its, rev. Edward Parry (3rd edition, 1857).

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Toponymy

• the Crater Parry on the the Moon.
• the Parry islands, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, renamed, in 1953, islands of the Queen-Elisabeth.

External bonds

• Biography of William Edward Parry, biographical Dictionary of Canada in line

• Volume I off Parry' S " Voyages"
• Volume II off Parry' S " Voyages"

Refer

• Royal The Navy in Whodunnit Exploration from Frobisher to Ross, E C Coleman 2006 ISBN 0-7524-3660-0
• Royal The Navy in Whodunnit Exploration from Franklin to Scott, E C Coleman 2006 (Tempus Publishing)

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